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Quantification of Viral RNA in Multiple Pieces of Explant Liver Tissue Shows Distinct Focal Differences in Hepatitis B Infection
Gustaf E Rydell, Kasthuri Prakash, Simon B Larsson, Catarina Skoglund, Johan Ringlander, Maria E Andersson, Maria Castedal, Heléne Norder, Magnus Lindh Author Notes
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 226, Issue 6, 15 September 2022, Pages 1036–1040, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiab469
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17 September 2021
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Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA and RNA were quantified by digital PCR assays in 20–30 tissue pieces from each of 4 liver explants with cirrhosis caused by HBV. The within-patient variability of HBV RNA levels between pieces was up to a 1000-fold. Core RNA and S RNA levels were similar and correlated strongly when replication was high, supporting that transcription was from covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA). By contrast, enhanced expression of S RNA relative to cccDNA and core RNA in patients with medium-high or low replication supports that HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) can be expressed mainly from integrated HBV DNA in such patients.
droplet digital PCR, hepatitis B virus, HBsAg, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma
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